A Pakistani armored vehicle fires toward Taliban positions in Loi Sam, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. The army said its forces captured a key militant stronghold at a vital intersection near the Afghan border, part of its two-month offensive in the Bajur tribal region.
Keeping Watch
A Pakistani soldier guards a position in Loi Sam, Oct. 25, 2008. The army's operation in Bajur has cost the lives of at least 95 civilians as well as 73 troops, and left a trail of devastation in a region where poverty already drives young Muslims into the arms of extremists.
Former Homes
Damaged houses in Loi Sam, where the Pakistani army said it had defeated militants in a long and bloody battle, Oct. 25, 2008.
Waiting
Pakistani refugees from the Bajur tribal region wait to be registered at the Katcha Garhi camp in Peshawar, Oct. 19, 2008. Pakistanis fleeing the offensive against militants said the army is bombing their homes, killing women, children and livestock.
Safe Haven
Pakistani refugees collect water from a water point at the Katcha Garhi camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, Oct. 19, 2008. Nearly 200,000 people have fled the fighting in Bajur regency to camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Meal
A Pakistani girl prepares bread for her family who fled their village in the troubled area of Bajur, at a camp set up in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. Thousands of villagers mostly living in tribal areas migrated to safer places as Pakistani security forces and militants are engaged in fierce fighting.
Prayers
Pakistani men from the Bajur tribal region pray next to their tents at the Katcha Garhi camp in Peshawar, Oct. 19, 2008.
Suffering
A Pakistani woman from the Bajur tribal region waits for treatment for her malnourished child at a UNICEF clinic at the Katcha Garhi camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, Oct. 23, 2008.
Protestors
Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or Movement of Justice, chant slogans with a banner which reads: "We condemn ongoing military operation and the bombardment in tribal areas of Bajur and Swat" during a protest in Peshawar, Oct. 22, 2008.
Hideout
Pakistani Army soldiers walk in the hideout of Islamist militants in Tang Khatta, near the town of Khar, Sept. 26, 2008. Maj. Gen. Tariq Khan told reporters on an army-organized trip to the northwestern Bajur region that troops had killed more than 1,000 militants and wounded 2,000 others since the offensive began in early August.